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Hurricanes and anchors: preliminary results from the National Park Service regional reef assessment program Hurricanes and anchors: preliminary results from the National Park Service regional reef assessment program

The U .S . National Park Service NPS began a Regional Assessment Program for coral reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida in 1988. Scientists from NPS and six other institutions have now established longterm monitoring sites at Virgin Islands National Park St. John, USVI, Buck Island Reef National Monument St. Croix, USVI, Biscayne National Park Florida and Fort Jefferson National...
Authors
Caroline S. Rogers

[Book review] Marine Mammals Ashore: A Field Guide for Strandings, by J. R. Geraci and V. J. Lounsbury [Book review] Marine Mammals Ashore: A Field Guide for Strandings, by J. R. Geraci and V. J. Lounsbury

Review of: Marine Mammals Ashore: A Field Guide for Strandings. J. R. Geraci and V. J. Lounsbury. 1993. Texas A&M University Sea Grant Publication TAMU-SG-93-601.
Authors
C.A. Beck

The applicability of terrestrial visitor impact management strategies to the protection of coral reefs The applicability of terrestrial visitor impact management strategies to the protection of coral reefs

A dramatic expansion in nature-based tourism to tropical coastal destinations has occurred in the past 20 years. Tourism development, combined with intense recreational pressures, has irreversibly transformed and degraded many popular scenic natural environments. This paper examines the management of recreational impacts to coral reefs using Virgin Islands National Park as a case study...
Authors
J. L. Marion, C.S. Rogers

Portable platforms for setting rocket nets in open-water areas Portable platforms for setting rocket nets in open-water areas

Portable platforms for setting rocket nets in open-water habitats were developed and used to capture 1116 waterfowl of seven species during September and October 1991 and 1992 in southwestern Louisiana. Incidence of mortality (1% of captured birds) and escape (3% of captured birds) was low. Rocket-netting from platforms was a reliable and efficient technique for capturing waterfowl, and...
Authors
R. R. Cox, A. D. Afton

Manatees Manatees

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Authors
T. J. O'Shea
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